Cyberpunk 2077 on current gen systems is just… an okay game
Looking back at Cyberpunk 2077’s grueling multi-year development and catastrophic post-launch, a month and change after its release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
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A few takeaways from 17 hours with Hyper Light Breaker
Heart Machine’s latest is shaping up well so far.
Grab your cutlass and pick your best tricorne hat, Greedfall is quite a ride
Like an ambitious explorer that bites off more than they can chew, Greedfall is a heap of trouble of an adventure that never quite gets there. Its setting is one of the best you’ll see this year, but its execution leaves much to be desired, as it does very little to stray away from the conventional action-adventure RPG formula set by other games with much bigger budgets and teams.
Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock Review
There’s nothing like being trapped on an inhospitable alien world with no hope of rescue to really get the blood pumping. At least, that what I’d believe; surely it would be incredibly stressful? Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock begs to differ. When the small spacecraft Morningstar crash lands mysteriously on the planet Deadrock its surviving crew…
E3 2013 – Super Mario 3D World Preview
If there’s anything that can be taken away from Nintendo’s showcase at E3 is that they like playing it safe. Established franchises are refreshed with new games, and even after years of re-inventions of an almost 30 year old gameplay formula and putting Mario in countless different styles of games, the series is still as…
Review: Stalking the mean, animal streets of Vancouver in Backbone
Backbone is an excellent adventure game, with a highly memorable setting and superb writing.
Spirits of Xanadu Review
2001: A Space Odyssey is still what I would consider to be one of the best films of all time. Despite the fact that the futuristic universe 2001 imagined has never come, it has an unrivalled aesthetic, soundtrack, and style which remains second-to-none. The special effects, impressive beyond anything seen before in 1968 are still…
Review: Solve a hilarious whodunit mystery in Loco Motive
Loco Motive is a beautiful homage to old school LucasArts adventure games and a pretty good one at that!
E3 2015 – Tabletop gaming comes to PS4 in the form of Armello
Armello is a turn-based strategy game wherein you and three other players fight for control of the throne. It’s essentially a virtual tabletop game, as evident by its use of cards and dice and how they’re presented. It’s a bit formidable at first, what with all the systems and mechanics at play (especially as someone…
Enter the Gungeon Review – Biting the bullet
There’s a degree of familiarity anyone who’s remotely interested in top-down shooters will feel when playing Enter the Gungeon. After all, at first glance, it’s strikingly similar to many, many games that came before it. Just as its brethren, it’s hard and merciless, teaching you its ways by throwing you back to the beginning every…